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1623808

registered interest
date	25/04/2023
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Prisons: Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of prisons have a job coach.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	182586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/05/2023 answer text <p>This department has over 200 prison Work Coaches who provide benefit and employment support to prisoners in every prison across England, Scotland and Wales.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 03/05/2023 16:27:22 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1182010

registered interest
date	02/03/2020
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Disqualification
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if her Department will suspend the use of sanctions on benefit claimants in the event of a covid-19 outbreak.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Steve Reed
uin	23571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2020 answer text <p>The department has no plans to suspend the use of sanctions in the event of an outbreak because – as is the case now - the decision to apply a sanction is considered on a case by case basis and takes into consideration the claimant’s capability and circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>When claimants tell us that they are self-isolating or that they have been diagnosed with covid-19, we will review the claimant’s conditionality requirements to ensure that they remain reasonable, helping them avoid sanctions.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/03/2020 10:36:13 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1129589

registered interest
date	04/06/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Society: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) funding and (b) other resources provided by (i) Government, (ii) local authorities and (iii) other sources to locally-based charities and voluntary organisations.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	260010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2019 answer text <p>Locally based charities provide vital support and services for those in need in our communities. Government launched Local Charities Day in 2016 to recognise this contribution and grow support.</p><p> </p><p>We understand that some have seen significant change in their funding environment in recent years. This is why government has supported the sector to become stronger and more sustainable. Most recently our Civil Society Strategy has reiterated our commitment to maintaining a thriving charity sector.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/06/2019 15:14:58 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127467

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to remove the construction and maintenance of bridges from the list of allowed charitable purposes for registered charities.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	256318
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>There are no plans to change the legal test for charitable status as set out in the Charities Act 2011.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:43:18 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127470

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Society: Capital Investment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of organisations set up by the Government to provide capital to (a) social entrepreneurs, (b) community businesses and (c) voluntary organisations.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	256320
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>Government has not set up any such organisation. Government does provide funding to a range of independent organisations that provide capital to social entrepreneurs, community businesses and voluntary organisations, including the Social Investment Business, Bridges, Key Fund, and the Social Tech Trust.</p><p> </p><p>Government continues to monitor the performance of all of this funding on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:46:54 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1127471

registered interest
date	20/05/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	National Lottery Community Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the geographical equity of funding provided by the National Lottery Community Fund.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	256321
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>The National Lottery Community Fund distributes funds to a wide geographical spread of projects, primarily delivered by the voluntary and community sector and social enterprises. Funds are distributed on the basis of need, taking into account relative population sizes and levels of economic and social deprivation.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/05/2019 14:45:20 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1121939

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether his Department plans to undertake a loneliness policy test on the forthcoming 2019 Spending Review.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	245800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to increasing awareness and embedding consideration for loneliness as part of the policy making process. Departments with commitments in the 2018 strategy, ‘A Connected Society: a strategy for tackling loneliness’, are required to include loneliness in their Single Departmental Plans. The Department for Work and Pension’s Family Test guidance will be updated in 2019 to include loneliness. The Government’s annual progress report on loneliness is due at the end of 2019. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 245801 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:25:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1121940

registered interest
date	18/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Loneliness
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what progress his Department has made on devising a loneliness policy test to embed consideration of loneliness and relationships throughout the policy-making process as set out in the Government's tackling loneliness strategy published in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	245801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2019 answer text <p>The Department remains committed to increasing awareness and embedding consideration for loneliness as part of the policy making process. Departments with commitments in the 2018 strategy, ‘A Connected Society: a strategy for tackling loneliness’, are required to include loneliness in their Single Departmental Plans. The Department for Work and Pension’s Family Test guidance will be updated in 2019 to include loneliness. The Government’s annual progress report on loneliness is due at the end of 2019. <strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies grouped question UIN 245800 question first answered 25/04/2019 14:25:23 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1111214

registered interest
date	10/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Society: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2019 to Question 241433, whether he plans to estimate the remaining dormant assets with the potential to be made available for the civil society sector.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	243462
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2019 answer text <p>Since the Dormant Assets Commission reported on the feasibility of expanding the dormant assets scheme in 2017, industry has been leading the preparations for scheme expansion. In their April 2019 report, industry leaders identified quantifying dormancy as an action for sectors.</p><p> </p><p>Participation in the dormant assets scheme is and will remain voluntary. While HMT and DCMS will continue to play a supporting and convening role, the success of the scheme depends on firms’ commitment to channelling dormant assets to good causes.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 23/04/2019 14:31:03 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed

1109928

registered interest
date	05/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Civil Society: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he has made an estimate of funds that will be made available to the civil society sector under the Dormant Assets Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Croydon North
tabling member printed	Mr Steve Reed
uin	241433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The dormant assets scheme has already distributed over £600m for the benefit of good causes. The Dormant Assets Commission, which reported on the feasibility of expanding the scheme in 2017, estimated that there may be up to £2bn of additional dormant assets that could be transferred into the scheme. This could significantly increase the quantity of funds available for good causes across the country.</p><p> </p><p>Building on the work of the Commission, and supported by HMT and DCMS, four senior industry leaders published a blueprint in April 2019 for broadening the scheme to include assets from the insurance and pensions, investment and wealth management, and securities sectors. Quantifying dormancy was not within the scope of this work.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 10/04/2019 15:13:55 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
tabling member	4268 label Biography information for Steve Reed